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An economist's career was shaped by the food shortages of the 1970s. The rice crisis of 2008, and continuing high food prices around the world, brought him out of semi-retirement. Today, he's busier than ever.
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Sunday was World Food Day, an event intended to increase awareness of problems with global hunger. This year, a lot of people don't have enough to eat, but the cause is not the shortage of food, it's the price.
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A meeting of agriculture ministers comes as some experts are predicting another rise in grain prices like that of 2008, which sparked panic and deadly riots. A relief organization estimates rising staple prices have pushed 44 million into poverty in recent years.
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U.S. farmers are expected to boost the size of this year’s corn crop - a move that could potentially help to ease global food shortages by the fall. But…